My icon of the Cailleach, made with acrylic paint, beads, and vintage jewelry parts.
#Pagan #Goddess #Cailleach #Assemblage #beads

The most famous alignment marks the major southern lunar standstill that occurs every 18.6 years, when the moon is seen apparently born from between the thighs of Sleeping Beauty. It skims the horizon and vanishes. Only to reappear to shine dramatically into the circle. The hills of the #Cailleach na Mointeach or Sleeping Beauty near #Calanais resemble a pregnant woman, this is best seen from The Achmore circle. Sketch and photo from Bruce Adams’ album #StandingStoneSunday #Callanish

It was pretty miserable today so there's a decent chance winter is nearly over...if a certain supernatural hag has her way! #cailleach #imbolc

Blessings of Imbolc to all who observe! ✨

Imbolc is also the day the Cailleach gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood to keep herself warm in the coming months. As a result, people are generally relieved if it is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, she will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.

http://opalessence-shamanix.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/cailleach-bheur.html

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Blessings of Imbolc to all who observe! ✨

Imbolc is also the day the Cailleach gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood to keep herself warm in the coming months. As a result, people are generally relieved if it is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, she will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.

http://opalessence-shamanix.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/cailleach-bheur.html

#mediumsofinstagram #spiritualgrowth #lightworkers #spirituality #love #spiritualhealing #spiritualawakening #imbolcblessings #imbolc #Cailleach

Many criticize following the Wheel of the Year, saying that it only represents a very small weather region around the world. But I think it is adaptable to where you live. For folks in the lower hemisphere, they have always flipped the meanings and did it their way.

If the Wheel doesn't resonate with you, then by all means, forget about it. But for the rest of us, adapting the rituals, food, and celebrations to what is actually happening in the wild space you occupy can make it relevant and enjoyable.

Imbolc is almost upon us. For my place in Canada, it occurs right after we have been tricked by January thaw into starting yard work and planning our gardens. Then, winter returns almost like clock work with plunging cold and more snow. But for me, Imbolc is like a faint promise of hope, the crisper sunshine, the longer evenings where the chickens daringly hold out to the last possible moment of dusk light before grudgingly turning into the safety of their coop.

Any lambs born this week in my area would have a very hard time of it, no doubt. But our cellars and still rooms have honey, dried herbs, cheese, and canned goods from the sunshine of the previous summer. These all combine into luscious foods to celebrate the affirmation of the return of the sun and growth already started deep in the earth.

So, I am making some quiche, planting some seeds and lighting some candles.

#imbolc #Cailleach #Brigid #spring #LateWinter #ritual #celebration

Cailleach Bhéarra, lore of my ancestors.

https://gathervictoria.com/2023/01/20/the-caileachs-red-ale-cake-the-darkness-the-light/

I think I will make this cake for Imbolc.

#Ireland #Scotland #folklore #imbolc #winterwitch #cailleach

Finished painting Cailleach at the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Marketlast weekend. I have prints in the works, I'm really happy with how she turned out.

@art

#cailleach #winter #winterspirits #winterqueen #goddess #finishedart #snow #stag #frozen #cold #paganart #paganartist #yule #paganchristmas #christmascreatures #wintergoddess #crone

I am hugely proud of the post I wrote this morning about Yule traditions, mythology, and symbolism. If you love holly, berries, wassailing, and the old gods, I think you’ll enjoy it.

https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2022/12/03/anarchic-yule/

#WarOnChristmas #Yule #anarchy #Gawain #mumming #mayhem #Pagan #Cailleach #Krampus #OldFatherFrost #MotherHolda #Modranecht #MariLwyd

I am hugely proud of the post I wrote this morning about Yule traditions, mythology, and symbolism. If you love holly, berries, wassailing, and the old gods, I think you’ll enjoy it.

https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2022/12/03/anarchic-yule/

#WarOnChristmas #Yule #anarchy #Gawain #mumming #mayhem #Pagan #Cailleach #Krampus #OldFatherFrost #MotherHolda #Modranecht #MariLwyd

I am hugely proud of the post I just wrote about Yule traditions, mythology, and symbolism. If you love holly, berries, wassailing, and the old gods, I think you’ll enjoy it.

#WarOnChristmas #Yule #anarchy #Gawain #mumming #mayhem #Pagan #Cailleach #Krampus #OldFatherFrost #MotherHolda #Modranecht #MariLwyd

https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2022/12/03/anarchic-yule/

#poetry #filíocht #cailleach #ceaitíníbhealdiúin

#EmmaRuthRundle - In The #Cave Of The #Cailleach's #Death - #Birth | #ElectricGuitar 2: #Downsing #Voice | #MiscMusic | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL6WECeh37k